SmallGovCon

MAY 10, 2024

OHA reminded contractors that the nonmanufacturer rule applies only to acquisitions over the simplified acquisition threshold. As avid readers of our blog know, some things that can be quite confusing in small business federal contracting are the limitations on subcontracting, and its counterpart, the nonmanufacturer rule.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 21, 2024

Data management tools, like pricing algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI), are playing an ever-larger role in Federal procurement as agencies look to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and improve contract outcomes. Readers should look for future blogs addressing data analytics and the MAS program.

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VWV

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) introduces a range of reforms aimed at simplifying and enhancing transparency in the procurement process, which should be good news for suppliers. In this two-part blog series, we answer frequently asked questions to help you understand the impact of the Act and how to prepare.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Public procurement spending accounted for an average of 30% of total public spending across the region [1] and as much as 74% of that spending is wasted due to inefficiencies [2] , according to data from FISLAC , an analytics platform developed by the IDB’s Fiscal Management Division (FMM). What is Smart Public Procurement?

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SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

124.506 , if an 8(a) contract price would exceed a certain threshold ($7 million for manufacturing contracts, $4.5 The SEC countered that the bridge contract wasn’t an attempt to split its requirement into smaller procurements so it could sole source the work to Peregrine. Under 13 C.F.R. B-287714.2 (Dec. Under 13 C.F.R.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

This blog will help you understand how to identify the most suitable UK public sector procurement frameworks to benefit people using available resources and Tracker Intelligence. ps://link.springer.com/ What Is A Procurement Framework And Why They Matter? You might wonder, ‘What is a framework agreement in procurement?’

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SmallGovCon

JULY 19, 2024

Manufactured Dual-Use, Military Grade Microelectronics for Russian Entities The post SmallGovCon Week in Review: July 15-19, 2024 first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. Then the government had him write an essay.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 26, 2024

The blog outlined the significant differences between the Buy American Act (BAA) and the Trade Agreements Act (TAA). This blog continues to explore the mixed supply chain messages the federal government is communicating to the industrial base. Accordingly, Chinese products are ineligible for award under TAA covered procurements.

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SmallGovCon

APRIL 15, 2024

FAR 19.502-2(a) requires that all acquisitions for supplies or services that have an anticipated dollar value above the micro-purchase threshold ($10,000 at the time of this post) but not over the simplified acquisition threshold or SAT ($250,000 at the time of this post) be set aside for small businesses. Simple, right?

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FedScoop

AUGUST 12, 2024

The FedRAMP High designation denotes that the OpenAI services have met a higher security threshold to work with sensitive civilian datasets, including those in the fields of health care, law enforcement, finance and emergency response, among others.

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LoupedIn

DECEMBER 17, 2021

New public procurement thresholds apply from 1 January 2022 As of 1 January 2022, the minimum financial thresholds for the procurement regime to apply will change. This change has two key features: In real terms, the result is a lowering of the net thresholds.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

To shed light on the value of having high-quality procurement data, we spoke to product owner Hans Minkes at TenderNed , the Dutch government’s online tendering system and one of the agencies furthest along in implementing eForms among the EU Member States. Publication of below-the-threshold tenders is voluntary.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 6, 2023

Public procurement can shape our world. On 15-16 June, together with the governments of Albania, Italy and the Netherlands, we held a conference on Open and Sustainable Procurement in Europe for about 100 procurement leaders from 25 European countries. There were many, many more great examples to share.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

The 2020 European strategy for data ear-marked public procurement as a high priority area for the development of common European data spaces for public administrations. The procurement data governance framework is now planned to be developed in the second half of 2023.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 8, 2024

million or less for non-manufacturing NAICS, and the work has not been accepted by SBA as a sole source 8(a) procurement on behalf of a tribally-owned or ANC-owned concern. million threshold mentioned before; The WOSB/EDWOSB is a responsible contractor; and Award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.

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SmallGovCon

JUNE 19, 2024

For Department of Defense procurements , the agency adds a 50% penalty, regardless of the size of the contractor with the lowest priced domestic end product. Furthermore, the contracting officer for a matter can even determine that for that specific procurement that the item in question isn’t really available in the United States.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 11, 2024

This post revisits those blog posts from 2023 that were the most popular. Below, we summarize the blogs written in 2023 that were the most popular as well as the perennial favorites from years past that were the most viewed in 2023. Here are the top 10 blog posts that were posted in 2023. 2 Goodbye PTAC, Hello APEX Accelerators.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

APRIL 15, 2020

Written by Elizabeth David-Barrett and originally published on the ACE-Global Integrity blog. Public procurement is one of the key ways of corruptly channelling money out of the state, not least because it is one of the few areas of public spending in which there is significant discretion.

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

But, the competitive landscape for procurement software is very different. The result– the market has turned into almost a monopoly where there is one dominant provider and the threshold for other vendors is so high that entry is incredibly difficult. As a salesperson, the complexity of public procurement may seem daunting.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 30, 2024

” Agencies should review set-aside decisions with the the agency small business specialist and the SBA’s Procurement Center Representatives (PCR). “Maximize orders to small businesses under the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) to the maximum extent practicable.” Make BICs work for small business.

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Nitrous: Public Procurement

AUGUST 12, 2020

Five ways to improve public sector procurement for startups For this blog piece, we look at how public sector procurement should improve to help smaller businesses to work with the government. By 2022, the government has aimed for 33% of all procurement to be done with SMEs, so there’s a long way to go.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Two categories of successful protest arguments discussed in our previous blog are Improper Past Performance Evaluations and Flawed Best Value Analyses. 2] This procurement utilized a lowest priced technically acceptable source selection methodology. In RELX, Inc. ,

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 12, 2024

Depending on the item and the value of the acquisition, the TAA and/or other specific free trade agreements might apply because the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has waived the BAA for many supply acquisitions above specific thresholds, ranging from 50k to 174k.

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SmallGovCon

JULY 18, 2024

Unlike its much more expansive counterpart, the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Program, the VOSB Program only allows for set asides for VOSBs for VA procurements (and even within VA SDVOSB companies are in a higher tier than VOSBs). In contrast, all agencies can set aside contracts for SDVOSBs.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 29, 2024

Topics include GSA’s implementation of cyber-related policies, how the Federal Acquisition Service supports agency partners in obtaining best-in-class cybersecurity products and services and meet compliance needs, addressing procurement process challenges, and more. Authored by Eric S. Crusius , Holland & Knight The U.S.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement is pleased to announce that multiple sponsorship packages are available for the 2024 Fall Training Conference – 2025 Market Outlook: What’s Next? As always, the Fall Training Conference will serve as a unique opportunity to engage with Federal procurement leaders and connect with industry colleagues.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

Meet the Beneficiary: A Deep Dive with Paws for Purple Hearts The Coalition for Government Procurement is thrilled to support Paws for Purple Hearts (PPH) through the Joseph P. The government will spend record amounts on clean electricity through these two procurements, which are expected to be awarded later this year.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement (CGP) commends GSA for promulgating the EPA rule. It also lowered the approval threshold for EPA increase requests and allowed for the removal and re-addition of contract items at higher, renegotiated prices.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

“ The Coalition for Government Procurement is pleased to announce that registration is officially open for the 2024 Fall Training Conference on November 20-21 at the Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church, VA! The theme of this year’s two-day conference will be “ 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next?

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. million for construction contracts). The post Room for Improvement: Statistics Suggest It is Unclear if Large Businesses are Meeting Small Business Subcontracting Goals.

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Select GCR

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Eligibility for EDWOSB certification requires a business to be 51% unconditionally owned by economically disadvantaged women, satisfying strict financial thresholds and NAICS code criteria related to underrepresented industries. Is EDWOSB Certification Right for Your Business?

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Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 8, 2024

This blog delves into how LAC nations are incorporating AI into their fiscal agendas and the profound implications it holds for their economic development. AI-driven procurement processes can also improve fair competition, transparency, and cost-effectiveness for government acquisition programs. Learn more about FISLAC. 4] Barrios, et.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Correspondingly, it also will increase competition and access to commercial services, solutions, and products by eliminating the significant variations in the application of the key MAS procurement rules across the program, all to the benefits of customer agencies, GSA, and industry partners.

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AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This blog post provides technical guidance for UK organisations to implement their landing zone in-line with guidance from the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) using the LZA. Advice for customers procuring a managed service Many customers outsource their landing zone operations to an AWS partner or AWS managed services.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The governmentwide day on November 20 will feature expert panels addressing “what’s next” after the election for the future of federal procurement. Join us as we dive into what lies ahead for federal procurement in 2025 and beyond! Market and Procurement Outlook Panel: What’s Next?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement is excited to share the draft agenda for the healthcare-focused day of our 2024 Fall Training Conference, The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? ! Announcing the Healthcare Agenda for the Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? James Peake , M.D.,

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Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

At Bonfire, we get to work with hundreds of public procurement professionals every day. On March 15, we brought together procurement professionals from crown corporations across Canada for a virtual roundtable discussion. What general policies do crown corporations follow when it comes to procurement, POs, and contracts?

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